May 25, 2022 Clinical Research Pfizer applies to FDA for approval of three-dose pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for children under five years of age.
May 24, 2022 Health Policy Ontario Public Health sends notification to health professionals to report suspected cases of monkeypox. Infection remains rare. CDC evaluation data to be reported soon.
May 22, 2022 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #836, May 22, 2022: Biomarker for SIDS discovered and Monkeypox in the news.
May 18, 2022 Dermatology Unregulated, untested, injectable Barbie-doll drug being used by younger people to promote skin tanning. Canadian Dermatology Association issues warning about this and tanning beds as it starts its May Sun Awareness Campaign.
May 17, 2022 Prescription Drugs Possible new treatment, pending Phase 3 study confirmation, for Dupuytren’s Disease reported by Oxford researchers.
May 16, 2022 Gene Therapy Adeno-associated-virus-mediated gene delivery helps restore ovarian function in half of infertile (Premature ovarian insufficiency) mice. Small study but interesting proof of concept.
May 15, 2022 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #835, May 15, 2022: Swimming pools and sewers; sometimes interchangeable.
May 13, 2022 Clinical Research Interesting study posits that NSAIDs used to treat low back pain interferes with the healing process and thus may lead to chronic pain conditions thereafter.
May 12, 2022 Clinical Research Study finds a way forward for potential new treatments as gene that causes Lupus has been discovered.
May 11, 2022 Bariatric Medicine Treatments for weight loss do exist, work well for many, and reveal our growing understanding of how our homeostatic, motivational, and executive brain centers interact with respect to weight control.
